Cnu Survives For Road Victory

February 14, 1999|By From staff reports

FERRUM — In a game where top scorers Brandon Jones and Antoine Sinclair were held to a combined 11 points, the Christopher Newport men's team used strong bench play in a 17-4 second-half run to defeat Ferrum 63-50 and clinch at least a tie for the regular-season title in the Dixie Conference.

After a sluggish first half that left CNU (18-4, 9-1) trailing 29-26, the Captains started a run of 17-4 that gave CNU a 54-43 lead, the last points coming on a Jones layup. Kenny Stokes had five of his season-high 14 points to help key the run.

``We changed some of our offensive strategies in the second half and it eventually started us going," said CNU coach C.J. Woollum. ``They zoned us as long as they could with an incredible energy level. In the second half we got Tiran Matthews situated in his spot and he shot them out of it."

Matthews was the leading scorer with 15 points, Stokes added 14 and Jimmy Moorman chipped in 13 points - all of those coming in the second half.